# N78776: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2001-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17257755
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 10, 2001
- Last registry action: April 10, 2001
- Mode S code: AAADF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Davidson Thomas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIDSON%20THOMAS%20E)
- Location: [Clinton, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Clinton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7428° N, 76.9087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20735, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78776
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78776
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78776-2001-07-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC72DKM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DKM19), Jan 19, 1972: Cessna 172 (N78776), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage

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